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23: Should churches merge?
Unfiltered: Real Church Planting Conversations
English - February 05, 2019 03:00 - 20 minutes - 19.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsChristianity Religion & Spirituality Society & Culture church planting lee stephenson danny parmelee church planting podcast church planting resources church planting training Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Converge church planting leaders Lee Stephenson and Danny Parmelee discuss the positive and negative aspects of a church wanting to merge with your church plant.
1:15 Danny talks about the opportunities and challenges he’s seen with mergers.
3:00 Lee asks Danny if his church plant was ever approached about a merger.
4:55 Lee talks about why he doesn’t like the word “merger.”
6:40 Danny and Lee discuss how the influx of new people from a merger will affect the culture and leadership of your church plant.
8:25 Lee shares his experience of taking over a facility from a dying church.
9:50 Danny and Lee talk about the importance of doing your homework when a church wants to give you a building.
14:15 Danny says it’s important to get everything in writing and make sure you’re dealing with the people who are really in charge.
15:55 Danny and Lee talk about making staffing/leadership decisions after a merger.
19:05 Lee and Danny share the biggest things to keep in mind when considering a merger.